Gentle Parenting with Rachel Rainbolt

You know that quote, “I was the perfect parent before I had kids”?Well...this may be my favorite parenting quote. Before having kids, I thought I had it all figured out. I was going to be gentle with my kids, yet make sure they listened.I was going to empower them with my words and never quilt or shame them.I was going to teach and not punish.And, I was going to do it with a smile on my face.Then I had kids and they became toddlers and my words weren’t always kind, my temper wasn’t ...